We have recently entered the month of September. The Church marks the first day of September as the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. The Season of Saint Francis of Assisi. The concern for creation is one that is widely shared throughout the human family and one that is a deep focus for many Religious, writes CRA President, Fr Peter Jones OSA.

Today we give thanks for the gift of Mary’s life. I also give thanks for her commitment to live from the heart, reflects Sr Monica Cavanagh RSJ in a video message for St Mary MacKillop’s feast day.

People at risk of homelessness who have multiple and complex needs, including cognitive impairments, must have better access to supported housing that is tailored to their needs to prevent them falling through service gaps and into homelessness, said Jesuit Social Services during Homelessness Week, this month.

In his Message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, to be celebrated on September 1, Pope Francis chose the theme “Let Justice and Peace Flow," inspired by the words of the prophet Amos: “Let justice flow on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream.”

I was recently visiting our Sisters in the Philippines and they recalled living in terror, some years ago, when people from around the world came night after night digging in areas surrounding their home looking for the Yamashita Treasure, writes CRA National Council member, Sister Philippa Murphy FDNSC. This name was given to the alleged war loot worth billions of dollars, stolen by imperial Japanese forces during WW2, and supposedly hidden in various cities in the Philippines.